Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-19
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shs aggregate h eisoa.es. vita penal
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tlrinn FfhsFa h also q baianca 81 $3.50
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sseginn 81 The legislature when the
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- easasia and WafIA WallA faiikoad
enaaanY Substantially ~ . Subsidy.
4hli lailnE railroad company patd taxes
- fhese propsEiie9 from The tine of ne
aonaflnn, n 1874, until the company
ia eat b The Oclumbla ead PoNet
Roana railroad oomRany 10 tcc1 Tbs
ebrsnanv also paid tAxea 90 tne prop
eEiV fer The years ied2 and lee1 and .
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lisa aha Inv wns enaeled oy The ieeia-
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anA nll ether tkxea." railroad e0mpa
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- sarninrs lDi6 lAe TsEFlspfiai
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- nsse 81 any rad ahould b construct.
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lae ) anl inla pEnrlIe1t opRralian vita
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sesfg ekafed. noluithslanal12 the law,
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Tanv raid Ell ths taxes for leSss tKeept
kfaM The ccmpAny rafnaed b psy
nnV eaxea for 1888. and aatf hnxlns bean
hgenahk, Ohief Justice Greene ailtinR AZ
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aesaRHina q eslaallons 81 rgops Hsies
gahiesa % aEstMuenf. there Waa nosts
lne 10 pEageni TIE exempii0n Of proper
~ fRsm taxntlo1 aitaaeiAer, and Z ex.
aaspaes, tho salo - % enif0F@tty and
eaaaiiay dta nci apply - sch exenpl
uFopertr. The statute. 10 question. e.
eRessly eeanplsd the propeGty of rad
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aison % this Lac h thal q large accent
afprapeFtg, 10 10 visa RnAaa nee 81 IS tie
CampAhy h Ne actual ocefaaian 81 he
road' Il bald b. The oampAny, and 20
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allheazh tie psoperty enioys ell We -.
sAaaARsa and eoasspleDeea q pfopsrty
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easa sheald. u pa11ible, be taken %
Aka Supreme Oo1Ft q Ne feFrilosy and
thamne 10 the SupFama Courk az tie
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paaastam u THAI the dseislsn % EaAee
Greane q aoffeca. Tia TAXES paid b
tAa railroad eempAnise In the fot0 e
twa pr cent. of thoif Eros1 eafatnaa II
AiaEflAzlaa D TIE IerEltnTg kuauaa the
al9srena earntlsa II ne TssgiecrY, ae
eoi1iaa d 80 1ilaaee q FAiiteads II
la uilAin sheiE beraers. THIS. is Z
useasaFe. b entY inoiseclly payinR tsxes
b - aiasFeRt esanties, bal u oose net
nd4 9 eenl 30 Tie Hnoaeg b ths Treasury
e seattle. The read nentioae1 LES
whollg uithin klna ooanty, h2s the
p4raaala&a On ~ arcs earnings u -
timaakaa a. taang fair IAN % iaa FoMaa-
~ ana lAn1 Asa2AliY uaa8 IN coanee-
tsen wl1h he asssalion 81 TIE la4&.
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